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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Superpod - audio clip

The noon Ocean Magic II trip lead us out through Hughes Passage to meet up with the southern resident killer whales a couple miles from Turn Point, Stuart Island. The whales had just turned south and were spread out north to Pender Island. Groups of animals were engaged in foraging behaviours and others were social and very vocal. A mother and calf pair logged at the surface for a period of time and rested. The calf spy hopped and the mother lunged forward as they continued along their way. We then stopped over at Race Rocks to view the male sea lions battling for prime territory. On the way back to Victoria we stopped to view a mother and calf pair of humpback whales a couple miles offshore. An amazing end to another stellar whale-watching day.

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About Me

Rachael Griffin is a researcher and photographer located in Victoria, BC. Born in Bristol, she graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Major in Marine Biology. She specialized in whale research, bioacoustics, computer science, and fine art photography. Her experience includes researching Tursiops signature whistles in Baja Mexico, recording responses of a solitary Pesudorca to recognized sounds, revealing Offshore killer whale ecotype calls, determined the vocal repertoire of Luna / L98 / Tsuxiit.